NHL suspends Islanders Hill

‘Hill, 37, had no points and a minus-1 rating in the first four games of the series. He entered Friday’s game averaging 18 minutes, 38 seconds of ice time in the series, fourth most among defenseman on the club. He also had 20 hits and 11 blocked shots. “Certain things you’ve got to live with,” Islanders coach Ted Nolan said after the game. “It’s one of those things that happened and you play with the people you have.”‘